2017–18 LPB season

The 2017–18 LPB season was the 85th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the tenth season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. For sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as Liga Placard.

Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
Season2017–18
Number of teams12
Regular season
RelegatedEléctrico Tekever
Barreirense Dif Broker
Finals
ChampionsOliveirense (1st title)
  Runners-upPorto

Benfica played as defending champions but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Porto, who in turn lost 3–0 in the final to Oliveirense, who won their first league title.

Format

The competition format consisted of two stages: a regular season, comprising two phases, and the play-offs. In the first phase of the regular season, the twelve participating teams compete against each other in a double round-robin system, with home and away matches.[1][2]

The second phase of the regular season comprised two groups; the six best-ranked teams at the end of the first phase competed in Group A, and the remaining six teams competed in Group B. Again, teams in each group competed against each other in a double round-robin system, with home and away matches. The six Group A teams and the two best-ranked Group B teams qualified for the play-offs, while the two worst-ranked teams in Group B were relegated to the second-tier Proliga.

The play-offs were disputed as a single-elimination tournament, with fixtures determined by each team's classification in the previous round, and comprise three knockout rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals) played in a best-of-five system.[1]

Teams
Location of teams in 2017–18 LPB season (Mainland)
Location of teams in 2017–18 LPB season (Madeira)
Location of teams in 2017–18 LPB season (Azores)
Team City Venue
Barreirense Dif Broker Barreiro Luís de Carvalho
Benfica Lisbon Pavilhão Fidelidade
CAB Madeira Funchal, Madeira Pavilhão do CAB
Eléctrico Tekever Ponte de Sôr Municipal
Galitos Barreiro Barreiro Luís Carvalho
Illiabum Ílhavo Capitão Adriano Nordeste
Lusitânia Angra do Heroísmo, Azores Municipal
Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Dr. Salvador Machado
Ovarense Dolce Vita Ovar Arena Dolce Vita
Porto Porto Dragão Caixa
Terceira Angra do Heroísmo, Azores
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Pavilhão do Vitória S.C.

First phase

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 22 19 3 2019 1719 +300 41 Qualification to Group A
2 Oliveirense 22 18 4 1899 1620 +279 40
3 Porto 22 17 5 1980 1697 +283 39
4 CAB Madeira 22 13 9 1854 1813 +41 35
5 Vitória de Guimarães 22 12 10 1907 1917 −10 34
6 Illiabum 22 11 11 1823 1811 +12 33
7 Ovarense Dolce Vita 22 10 12 1717 1715 +2 32 Qualification to Group B
8 Galitos 22 9 13 1692 1723 −31 31
9 Terceira 22 9 13 1693 1830 −137 31
10 Lusitânia 22 8 14 1867 1967 −100 30
11 Barreirense Dif Broker 22 3 19 1732 1969 −237 25
12 Eléctrico Tekever 22 3 19 1607 2009 −402 25
Source: FPB

Second stage

Group 1–6
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Oliveirense 32 27 5 2793 2409 +384 59 Qualification to playoffs
2 Benfica 32 26 6 2904 2522 +382 58
3 Porto 32 24 8 2908 2564 +344 56
4 CAB Madeira 32 16 16 2648 2680 −32 48
5 Vitória de Guimarães 32 15 17 2809 2835 −26 47
6 Illiabum 32 12 20 2622 2769 −147 44
Source: FPB

Group 7–12
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Galitos 32 16 16 2511 2457 +54 48 Qualification to playoffs
2 Lusitânia 32 16 16 2709 2739 −30 48
3 Ovarense Dolce Vita 32 16 16 2495 2461 +34 48
4 Terceira 32 14 18 2431 2598 −167 46
5 Barreirense Dif Broker (R) 32 5 27 2470 2762 −292 37 Relegation to Proliga
6 Eléctrico Tekever (R) 32 5 27 2322 2826 −504 37
Source: FPB
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and 5 at home.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Oliveirense1038884
 
 
 
Lusitânia946648
 
Oliveirense829983
 
 
 
Vitória de Guimarães706863
 
CAB Madeira89841047686
 
 
 
Vitória de Guimarães87861008994
 
Oliveirense839493
 
 
 
Porto708369
 
Benfica887598
 
 
 
Galitos847271
 
Benfica7977967490
 
 
 
Porto9075909196
 
Porto10294101
 
 
Illiabum927557
 

References
  1. "Regulamento de Provas da Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Basketball Federation. September 2016. pp. 9–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "Normas da LPB" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Basketball Federation. September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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